BG Group Jobs: Category Manager – Production Operations

BG Advance is one of the major business divisions of BG Group providing the functional and technical excellence that supports all of our activities. BG Advance encompasses the following key areas: Exploration, Petroleum Engineering and Developments, Engineering Projects, Operations and Well Engineering, Commercial and Assurance, Strategy and Portfolio Development, IT & Technology and HSSE. Coupled with the co-ordination and development of BG Group strategy and the longer-term planning and development of technical and commercial capabilities, BG Advance’s focus is on developing best practice and improved standards and capabilities.

• Balances multiple perspectives to arrive at optimal category strategies for specific category areas, managing any conflicts arising.
• Acts as an authoritative centre of expertise for key allocated categories.
• Leads (virtual) cross-functional category teams to deliver value-adding deals for BG.
• Utilises current category management techniques and practices.
• Resolves day-to-day issues and manages resources.
• Creates milestone and resource plans for allocated categories.
• Holds management level relationships with key external contractors.
• Contributes to development and delivery of the Operations Category strategy.
• Works closely with BG technical and business managers to create aligned approach for allocated categories.
• Accountable for contracts >$5million, executed by the assets, within allocated sub-categories.

Note: Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all managers are accountable for HSSE within their area of the business and are responsible for ensuring that their team adopt exemplary HSSE behaviours.

• Experience of procurement in complex, diverse, cross-functional environments.
• Experience of developing and effectively implementing modern category or commodity strategies in an oil and gas industry environment.
• Experience of strategic sourcing of oil and gas industry goods or services.
• Oil and gas industry experience across a range of categories, e.g. Capital Projects, Operations and Maintenance, Well Engineering and Indirects.

• Experience of Production Operations, for example; Production Chemicals, Logistics, Rotating Equipment, Valves, within an operating asset environment.

• Decisive, high energy, and focuses on priorities.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills; able to determine the impact of an issue quickly, and identify and address future opportunities and challenges.
• Promotes a positive and professional work environment with drive and enthusiasm; is self-motivated.
• Highly competent communicator with good influencing and networking skills, capable of engaging across a broad range of organisational levels and able to manage successful relationships, influence stakeholders and share knowledge effectively.
• Strong engagement skills – competent at leading and managing meetings and presenting at a senior level.
• Educated to degree level, ideally in an engineering or business discipline; membership of a relevant professional body (eg MCIPS, CPSM, MIIAPS) preferred.
• Fluent in the English language.